Former Political Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday stated it’s too dangerous for the President to choose his Vice President from the Northwest.
Baba-Ahmed, nevertheless, hinted that Tinubu might decide his Vice President from Kano State.
That includes on Channels Tv’s Politics As we speak, Baba-Ahmed stated that ought to Tinubu consider altering his Vice President, it might doubtlessly trigger discontent amongst Muslims.
He stated: “The President can’t go to the Northwest as a result of the late Buhari simply completed his eight years; going to the Northwest is a bit dangerous.
“Nonetheless, if he desires he can go to Kano, however the hole between the NNPP and APC in Kano in 2023 is simply 500k.
“For the inhabitants of Kano, that isn’t an excessive amount of. So, what do you acquire if you happen to decide someone from Kano in comparison with what you lose if lots of people vote towards your occasion?”
There have been permutations that Tinubu might decide one other Vice Presidential candidate forward of 2027.
Amid these permutations, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, has been recognized as a doable alternative.
Just a few days in the past, Kwankwaso was sighted on the Presidential Villa for an occasion which had Vice President Kashim Shettima because the Speaker.
After the occasion, Kwankwaso snubbed journalists.
